Organization and Description of the Business	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Organization and Description of the Business
Organization and Description of the Business	1. Organization and Description of the Business Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Armata”) together with its subsidiaries (the “Company”), is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of pathogen-specific bacteriophage therapeutics for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant and difficult-to-treat bacterial infections using its proprietary bacteriophage-based technology. Armata’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) is traded on the NYSE American exchange under the ticker symbol “ARMP”. The Company’s principal stockholder, Innoviva Strategic Opportunities LLC (“Innoviva SO”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Innoviva Inc. (“Innoviva”), owns 69.4% of the Company’s outstanding equity as of December 31, 2023. The Company also received $90.0 million in total debt financing from Innoviva SO during 2023 and in March 2024. Innoviva designees represent three out of eight Board of Directors seats during the year ended December 31, 2023, and cannot vote or take any action by written consent with respect to any shares of common stock held by Innoviva SO that represent, in the aggregate, more than 49.5% of the total number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock for voting on the matters related to election or removal of the Company’s board members or amending the bylaws of the Company to reduce the maximum number of directors or setting the number of directors who may serve on the board of the Company in accordance with the voting agreement. The voting agreement expires on the earlier of the fifth anniversary of the agreement’s effective date, January 26, 2021, or the approval by the Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) of any of the Company’s product candidates for marketing and commercial distribution. Innoviva SO and Innoviva are related parties of the Company.

Organization and Description of the Business

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Organization and Description of the Business

Organization and Description of the Business

1. Organization and Description of the Business

Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Armata”) together with its subsidiaries (the “Company”), is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of pathogen-specific bacteriophage therapeutics for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant and difficult-to-treat bacterial infections using its proprietary bacteriophage-based technology.

Armata’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) is traded on the NYSE American exchange under the ticker symbol “ARMP”.

The Company’s principal stockholder, Innoviva Strategic Opportunities LLC (“Innoviva SO”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Innoviva Inc. (“Innoviva”), owns 69.4% of the Company’s outstanding equity as of December 31, 2023. The Company also received $90.0 million in total debt financing from Innoviva SO during 2023 and in March 2024. Innoviva designees represent three out of eight Board of Directors seats during the year ended December 31, 2023, and cannot vote or take any action by written consent with respect to any shares of common stock held by Innoviva SO that represent, in the aggregate, more than 49.5% of the total number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock for voting on the matters related to election or removal of the Company’s board members or amending the bylaws of the Company to reduce the maximum number of directors or setting the number of directors who may serve on the board of the Company in accordance with the voting agreement. The voting agreement expires on the earlier of the fifth anniversary of the agreement’s effective date, January 26, 2021, or the approval by the Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) of any of the Company’s product candidates for marketing and commercial distribution. Innoviva SO and Innoviva are related parties of the Company.